How to make boring subjects, interesting
When we think something’s ‘boring’ we struggle to engage with it. With accountancy, as with any study subject, some areas are perceived as more ‘interesting’ than others. But what if we could blur the lines between boring and interesting?
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Exam resits - get back on that horse
Failing exams is a fact of life. In the exam world, we follow failure with a resit. But what should happen between failure and sitting the new exam? How can we best study for an exam we’ve already sat?
Stuart Pedley-Smith
CIMA Strategic Case Study - Exam Tips
Bronwyn Clarke came 1st in the world for the CIMA Strategic case study. Following this fantastic result, we seized the opportunity to ask her one simple question ‘How?’.
Kaplan
Learning, self control and marshmallows
Children who demonstrate self-discipline gain higher marks in school, have better social and cognitive skills, greater self-awareness and cope with stress more easily in later life.
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Closing the gap - learning from answers
The single most important piece of advice for anyone sitting an exam is to practice questions, and where possible, past exam questions. It has been a consistent message for over 20 years, and although we have evidence to show its effectiven...
Kaplan
What are the differences between the CFA Program Level 2 and Level 3 exams?
We list some of the key differences between Level 2 and Level 3.
Kaplan
Tricky Topic - CIMA P1 study tips
We spoke to a couple of our learners who gave an insight into their experience of P1.
Kaplan
ACCA: An investment that’s well worth it
Triple ACCA prize winner, James Carew, shared his recommendations for passing the exams and why getting the ACCA qualification is worth the investment.
Kaplan
How to pass your CIMA Strategic case study exam
This blog has been developed to set you up for your CIMA Strategic case study exam.
Kaplan
Are you new to Live Online?
It looks like attending face to face lectures is not going to be possible at least for the next few months given COVID-19. But you can still access the technology that helps us develop better ways to study remotely.
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Understand how your brain learns
Understanding how the brain works can help you improve your grades in any exam. There’s a clear advantage to knowing why something works, and why you’re learning.
Kaplan
What is online proctoring?
With social distancing, many exams are going to be taken at home. If there isn’t someone physically there to watch you take the exam, how is it going to work?
Kaplan
ICAEW Business Strategy and Technology exam tips
This blog has been developed to set you up for your ICAEW ACA Business Strategy and Technology (BST) exam.
Iryna Mcdonald